Yankees' injury updates on Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton add to woes at Fenway Park

After a disappointing series opener at Fenway Park in which Aaron Boone put the Yankees in a terrible position with yet another putrid defensive lineup, the team followed that up with a 6-1 stinker of a loss on Friday. Willson Contreras and his hot head caused the benches to clear for no reason and Boston found itself motivated over another fictional event. So classic.

New York managed three hits and two walks, getting blanked by left-hander Payton Tolle. It really wasn't a surprise, but for as good as the Yankees are and as bad as the Red Sox are, those two results to kick off a four-game set are unacceptable.

And then you have a bunch of non-updates from manager Aaron Boone on Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton. Boone spoke to the media before the start of the game and provided some injury news, if we can even call it that.

This is the first we've heard about Judge since he hit the injured list about three weeks ago. He hasn't appeared in a game since May 31. And still, there's no timetable for anything. It's already been a month, and there were folks out there who actually thought he had a chance to return in six weeks.

Think again: injury situations never work out so favorably for the Yankees. Boone said Judge will not be ready for re-imaging and there is no timetable for him to be re-evaluated.

Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton sound like they aren't returning to Yankees anytime soon

There wasn't even a guess on what he could undergo imaging? Great. It sounds like more and more this will be a September return for the reigning MVP. Call us pessimistic, but we're not sure how else to gauge the situation.

As for Stanton ... still nothing of substance. After he suffered his setback two weeks ago, it's been more of the same. The progress has been slow. He's doing a "little bit better" but it's unclear when he'll begin his running progression, which is the key to his return. Stanton has now been absent for two months with a calf issue that the Yankees initially deemed "day to day".

Stanton has begun "low-volume workouts" which doesn't really tell us anything. It doesn't provide a timetable or any sense of clarity. We'd say expect another month here. He'll be two weeks away once he can start running again, so that's probably an optimistic estimate.

The "good news" came regarding Max Fried, who Boone "thinks" will face live hitters next week but isn't sure. Fried, who was confident he'd make his next start after leaving his May 13 outing against the Orioles, is on track to probably miss two and a half months.

There's your deflating Yankees injury roundup right as the team squanders its momentum against their chief rival. Mind you, the Red Sox have been one of the worst teams in the league this year and got stranded in Colorado on their trip back to Boston for this series.

Losses happen. The Yankees are banged up. The fans understand life is tough. But they picked the worst possible opponent and setting to fall back into a malaise. With a fully rested bullpen and a clear eye on how to handle the defense at Fenway, the next two games should be as winnable as they come.

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